Monday, October 22, 2012

The Final Moments of Hektor and Possibly Troy itself



It is with a great weight upon my heart that I must recount the final moments of Hektor, leader of the Trojans and son to Priam, who fell beneath the son of Peleus and leader of the Myrmidons. Upon feeling the shame of being pushed against the walls of Troy having only last night spend the time camped outside, so sure in our victory. Hektor remained the only Trojan outside of Troy's most protective walls. In an attempt to save the immortal soul of the individual Hektor attempted to negotiate with Achilleus and grant the loser their proper funeral rites. Achilleus, full of anger, refuses such a pact. In a less than honorable show, Hektor flees from Achilleus running around the great city of Troy itself. What happened next can only be explained as a trickery of the gods. I saw Athena clear as day stand beside noble Hektor and offer what appeared to be aid. But, once the battle ensues Athena vanishes leaving Hektor to his fate with Achilleus. With an uncanny precision Achilleus attacks the weak points in his old armor and his spear finds its way through the throat of once noble and brave Hektor. Much to our dismay I watched as the body of proud Hektor was dragged about through the dirt and blood of vanquished warriors….
A few days later we could hear celebration and cheer from the camp of the Achaeans. No doubt funeral games for their honored dead. No one can help but recount brave Hektor in these instances. The fate of Troy is surely sealed now that we have lost Hektor of the shinning helm. 
It would appear that Priam believes he can reason with the madman who stole his son away….He has left with a chariot filled with treasure to attempt to ransom back his son's body. One can only hope the gods were kind to it over the past twelve days and there is something worth granting funeral rites to…The kind didn't wish for any of us to accompany him, for fear of inciting conflict once more…Something that we are seemingly incapable of doing without the leadership of Hektor…could this be my time to step up and bring honor to my family's house? 
Upon seeing the body of Hektor it was as if the entire city of Troy herself mourned for Andromache's loss…following the funeral and ritual burning of the body over the pyre my men and I prepare for what will surely be Troy's last stand…With Achilleus back among the Argives army and Troy's best fighter gone...we have but to decide how we shall perish…

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